Water-bag.



F. W. BURCH.

WATER BAG.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 10, 1913. 1,083,873. Patented Jan. 6, 1914.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAFH IO-WASHINGTON, D C.

FREDERICK WILLIAM BURCH, OF PUEBLO, COLORADO.

WATER-BAG.

Application filed September 10, 1913.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FREDERICK BURCH, citizen of the United States, residing at Pueblo, Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ater-Bags, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to improvements in water bags of the type in which the water is kept cool as a result of evaporation of the small portion of the water which finds its way to the exterior of the bag, the bag being to a slight eXtent porous to permit such evaporation.

Among the objects of the invention are to provide a bag or sack having its top portion arranged so that it may be opened for cleansing the interior of the bag, and then closed to make it absolutely watertight, and to have a closure of such a construction that while it is easily operated for effecting the opening or closing, it can not be accidentally removed or dislodged either in whole or in part.

With these and other objects in view, the invention includes the special manner of construction and arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described and particularly defined by the appended claim.

A bag constructed in accordance with my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure l is a side elevation; Fig. 2 is an edge view; and Fig. 3 is a sectional detail.

Referring by reference characters to this drawing, the numeral 1 designates the bag, which may be formed of any suitable material, such, for instance, as duck, and 2 the usual filling and delivery opening which is normally closed by any suitable closure, as, for instance, a cork 3 secured against loss by a flexible connection indicated at 4. The bag is provided at its upper edge near this filling nipple, and on the opposite corner, with rings 5 which are designed to receive the strap or rope 6 by which the bag may be fastened to the saddle or vehicle, it being understood that these bags are usually used in the western regions, where the long distances are covered either in the saddle or by carriage to regions where water for drinking is not available.

In order that the bag may be cleaned from time to time, the port-ion of the bag between the rings as indicated at 7 is left open, the edges being rounded or beaded preferably Copies of this patent may be Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patented Jan. 6, 1914.

Serial No. 789,136.

by doubling the edges of the duck over a lining cord, which make the edges beaded without, interfering with their flexibility. In order to clamp these two edges firmly together, I provide a two-part clamp as indicated at 8. This comprises two members 8 and 8" which have channeled portions a and 6 designed to receive the beaded edges of the bag. The upper port on of the inembers 8 and 8 are provided with oppositely grooved portions a, and interposed cutaway portions Z), the channeled portions and cutaway portions alternating so that the channeled portion of one section when the two parts are brought into juxtaposition with the beaded edges between them will project through the recessed portion of the other member. l hen the two parts or clamping members have been so connected, a fastening rod 9 is threaded through the overlapping parts, thus locking gether. When the clamping parts are thus secured over the beaded edges of the bag, it is closed watertight, and no matter how rough the usage to which it is subjected, as occurs for instance when strapped to the side of a saddle horse, it can not be accidentally dislodged, as the rings at each end of the fastening device absolutely prevent any longitudinal creeping of the fastening device on the bag. Owing to the channeled construction of the two members, they may be made of comparatively light metal, and yet there is no danger of their being bent apart while at the same time the closure may be readily removed by simply drawing out the locking pin or rod when it is necessary or desirable to clean the interior of the bag.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

In combination a bag having an elongated opening provided with beaded edges, and a clamping device comprising two channeled members adapted to engage said beaded edges and having overlapping parts, and a rod threaded through said overlapping parts for locking them together, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK WILLIAM BURCH.

Witnesses W. E. McLean, J. E. GREEL.

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